How an Abandonment Wound Shows Up as an Adult: Teaching Myself and My Kid "Spoon Theory"
Spiritual FirestarterShow Notes
"Mommy look!" "Mommy play with me!" "MOMMYYY!"...
My recent overwhelm had me so triggered that I knew there was more to it...and I was SHOCKED to finally figure out why...
So many of us did not get what we needed physically and/or emotionally growing up.
The wounds either has some of us doing the same, orrrr has us overcompensating and constantly pouring from an empty cup being "everything we needed"...
The childhood shadow that many of us are carrying that is triggering us when we simply can't do it all...
What to do for your inner child as well as teaching "Spoon Theory" to yourself and your kid so they don't own what others do/don't do like I did.
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